Williamsburg

We went to tour Colonial Williamsburg today. We had a late start
because David had a 2 hour phone interview with someone they are
considering for the VP of Engineering position. We were able to tour
the church before David got on the phone again. He and Nathan got
separated from us and missed the tour of George Wythe's house, where
this picture was taken. We saw where Thomas Jefferson would have
studied when he was studying law with Wythe. George and his wife
Elizabeth lived here for 30 years and they never had any children.
The Wythe's turned the house over to Washington and his men for about
3 weeks in September to plan for the battle at Yorktown the next
month, which would be the end of the war. After his wife died Wythe
moved to Richmond, which was the new Capitol. He never remarried.

After the Wythe home the kids and I toured the Governors Palace while
David was on the phone. Again. The palace was the home of the royal
governors until the revolution and then it became the home of the
Virginia governors, such as Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, while
Williamsburg was the Capitol. The original building was destroyed in
the Civil War, but this reconstruction was built on the original
foundation from records of the building.

We ended up going back to our condo for lunch and stayed there because
Raven was feeling feverish. She wasn't feeling well all day and has
been napping this afternoon. Hopefully she will be better tomorrow.

David had more phone calls this afternoon. Fusion-io had a big press
release announcing their $47 m funding today, so he's had lots of
press calls and meetings today.